On Tuesday morning, many exam candidates and their parents started arriving in Da Nang for this year’s university and college entrance examinations, which take place on 4 and 5 July.

Volunteers from the city were on around-the-clock duty at the coach and train stations to provide assistance to anyone who needed help.

Here are some photos which show candidates arriving at the local coach and train stations, and the enthusiasm of local volunteers who are helping candidates and their relatives.  The photos were taken by reporters Dac Manh, Hong Nhan and Bich Ni.

A candidate and parent at the coach station.

A volunteer at the coach station helping candidate Hoang Huy and his father from Quang Tri Province.

A volunteer giving map information about the city to 2 candidates from Quang Binh Province who will sit their examinations at the University of Technology.

A candidate looking at a street map of the city.

A candidate receiving information about cheap lodgings, and the shortest route to her exam venue near the University of Education.

Volunteers from fellow countrymen students associations from the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Trị, and Quang Binh. They are studying, working and living in the city, and are ready to help candidates at the coach station, despite the blazing sun.

Some members of the Quang Tri Fellow Countrymen's Association in the city helping a candidate.

Candidate Tran Thanh Tue and his mother from Hue City receiving assistance from volunteers at the train station.